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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Environment
161 people have received a UK honour for Environment in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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2026
Member (MBE)
George Edward Spencer Seligman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment”
Simon John Humphreys
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dorking, Surrey
“For services to the Environment”
Sarah Jane Chimbwandira
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Surrey Wildlife Trust. For services to the Environment”
Peter Amies
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“Flood and Coastal Risk Management Advisor, Environment Agency. For services to the Environment and to Flood Protection”
Julia Jones
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
“Professor in Conservation Science, School of Environmental and Natural Sciences. For services to the Environment”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Borough of Londonderry
“Director, Business Services, Northern Ireland Water. For services to the Environment and to the Economy”
Liz Ballard
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hope Valley, Derbyshire
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust. For services to the Environment”
Officer (OBE)
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“Lately Chief Executive of the Mining Remediation Authority. For services to the Environment”
Stephen Richard Elderkin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“Director of Environmental Sustainability for National Highways. For services to the Environment and to Transport”
Craig Bennett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Chief Executive Officer, The Wildlife Trusts. For services to the Environment”
2025
Medal / BEM
Donald Eric Bannister
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Bridgnorth, Shropshire
“Lately Chair, Volunteer Committee, Severn Valley Country Park. For services to the Environment in Shropshire”
Elizabeth O?hanlon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Environment and to Sustainability in Rainham, Kent”
Stuart McCOURT
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Cleator Moor, Cumbria
“Commanding Officer, Whitehaven Unit, Sea Cadets. For voluntary service to Young People and to the Environment”
Richard Howard Astle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Charity and to the Environment”
Member (MBE)
Faith Ward
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Chippenham, Wiltshire
“Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Brunel Pension Partnership. For services to Pensions and to the Environment”
Stephen John Thompsett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cross in Hand, East Sussex
“President, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. For services to Water Management, Education and the Environment”
Stephen Frazer Rhodes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Halifax, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Environment and to Emergency Response”
Lee Rawlinson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Widnes, Cheshire
“Lately Director, Environment Agency. For services to the Environment”
Timothy Charles Cantell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bath, Somerset
“For services to Heritage and to the Environment”
Officer (OBE)
Peter Higgins
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
North Berwick, East Lothian
“Chair, Field Studies Council. For services to the Environment and Outdoor Education”
Justin Mark Francis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Hailsham, East Sussex
“Nature Lead, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Council for Sustainable Business and Chair, Responsible Travel Company. For services to Nature and to the Environment”
2024
Medal / BEM
Patricia Urry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Co-Founder and lately Chair, Roundhay Environmental Action Project. For services to the Environment”
Colin David Oliphant
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment and to the community in Southampton, Hampshire”
Edward Everett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Sale, Greater Manchester
“Member, Friends of Bridgwater Canal. For services to the Environment in Sale, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford”
Robert Felix Erith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Bures, Essex
“For services to the Environment in Dedham Vale, Essex and Suffolk”
Member (MBE)
Karen Harvey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
“Founder, Toiletries Amnesty. For services to People Living in Hygiene Poverty, to Considerate Consumption and to the Environment”
Keith Alan Ashcroft
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Preston, Lancashire
“Lately Area Director, Environment Agency. For services to the Environment”
Thomas Eccles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Bangor, County Down
“Fisheries Officer, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Fisheries, Environment and to Maritime Safety”
Officer (OBE)
Christopher Thomas Berridge
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
York, North Yorkshire
“Managing Director, Paneltex. For services to Business, to Exports and to the Environment”
Philip Wynn
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Grantham, Lincolnshire
“Chair, LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming). For services to Farming and to the Environment”
Nicholas Stace
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chair, The Conduit Holding Company. For services to Consumers and to the Environment”
Diane Rosalie Aldworth Ruddock
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Craigavon, County Down
“For services to the Environment, to Heritage and to the community in Northern Ireland”
William Patrick James Lockhart
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Deputy Director, International Biodiversity and Wildlife, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to the Environment”
Camilla Jane Bowry
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Oxted, Surrey
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sal's Shoes. For services to Young People, to Education and to the Environment”
2023
Medal / BEM
Lynva Jane Russell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Environment in West Yorkshire”
Catriona McLUCKIE
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Richmond, North Yorkshire
“Chair, Original Richmond Business and Tourism Association. For services to the Environment and to the community in Richmond, North Yorkshire”
Alan Henshaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Team Leader, Environment Agency National Coarse Fish Farm. For services to the Environment and to Freshwater Fisheries”
Jonathan David Covey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Plymouth, Devon
“Tree Nursery Manager, Trustee and Treasurer, Moors Trees Charity. For services to the Environment”
Geoffrey Cole
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Chairman, Birmingham Trees for Life. For services to Horticulture and the Environment”
Dara Seamus McANULTY
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Annalong, County Down
“For services to the Environment and to People with Autism Spectrum Disorder”
John Philip Lord
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Clitheroe, Lancashire
“Chair, Ribble Rivers Trust. For services to the Environment”
David Foster
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Milton Keynes Parks Trust. For services to the Environment and to the community in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire”
Maxwell Apaladaga Ayamba
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Founder, Sheffield Environmental Movement. For services to the Environment and to the community in Sheffield, South Yorkshire”